From Strong to Weak: Weak Pointers in Golang 1.24

Weak Pointers are not a new feature in Golang 1.24 because they were used internally. But now, they are officially available in Go 1.24. Generic Type Aliases also exist in Go 1.24, so feel free to check out this video: https://youtu.be/WJ_-z-mLsOE 📝 Description In this video, we are going to cover the weak pointers. We are going to cover why and when to use Weak Pointers and we are going to apply them to a really simplified cache. You will learn the following things: • What is a Weak Pointer • When to apply a Weak Pointer • How to implement a simplified cache using Weak Pointers ⏳ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:26 - What is a Weak Pointer 02:10 - Implementing the highly simplified cache 07:50 - The memory leak 08:34 - Applying Weak Pointers 11:57 - Outro 👋 Hey there! If you are new to this channel: Hey 👋 my name is Flo and I am a professional software engineer with a passion for coding in Golang, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Rust. This channel is where I share that passion and dive into the exciting world of software engineering. 📨 Support and Connect! Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/florianwoelki Become a member. https://www.youtube.com/@FloWoelki/membership Discord: https://discord.gg/TnA7drJ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowydev/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-woelki/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@florianwoelki GitHub: https://github.com/FlorianWoelki 📝 Copyright Notice The original Go Gopher version is originally designed by Renée French (Source: https://go.dev/blog/gopher License details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The gopher used in the video and thumbnail is inspired by this author. 🤗 Acknowledgments - Thank you, @sascha1461, for the German title fix - Thank you, @kratos_ai, for the French title fix #golang #go1.24 #weakpointers